fool·har·dy

[fool-hahr-dee]
adjective, fool·har·di·er, fool·har·di·est.
recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English folhardy < Old French fol hardi. See fool1, hardy

Related forms
fool·har·di·ly, adverb
fool·har·di·ness, noun

Synonyms
impetuous, headlong, heedless, incautious.
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foolhardy (ˈfuːlˌhɑːdɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj , -hardier, -hardiest
heedlessly rash or adventurous
 
[C13: from Old French fol hardi, from fol foolish + hardi bold]
 
'foolhardily
 
—adv
 
'foolhardiness
 
—n

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foolhardy
early 13c., from fool (n.) + M.E. hardi "bold;" hence "foolishly brave."
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Example sentences
Manned exploration of the solar system is foolhardy.
Nevertheless, ignoring the danger would be foolhardy.
Anyone foolhardy enough to talk to the media would have been fired on the spot.
Choosing sides in a paradoxical debate is foolhardy and ignorant.
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